Ummm Yes I am aware of the rule of flog that applies to match play events played in conjunction with other events....
But.....
However,
I am also aware of a clubs bottom line in the financial stakes....
Yes my club allows players to play both events at the same time purely I think on the financial stakes though sometimes I think it is more on the handicap stakes of those playing in such events....
At the end of the day what is more important to a small struggling club.... complying with Rule 33-1 or having the doors open ...

The financial argument doesn't apply at my club, unless the comp profits are going to the pros.

If the financial situation of the club depends on the players bast*&%ing the Rules of golf, then the club is already in trouble for many other reasons. Most members and participants in competitions appreciate that they will be played by the Rules of golf.

I was taught give you opponent the first few putts, to give him a false sense of security
Then when things count make him putt.
Same with the way you play the game.

Matchplay is huge in every club

I have been taught by some cunning old dogs
Thats all the help you mob get incase we meet in matchplay one day

I have been playing Matchplay ( Pennant ) for about 15 years. I have heard about all the sneaky ways to get into your opponents head. I have always found that the best way to defeat your opponent is to play decent golf, The other stuff is just another thing that you should not be thinking about when playing Matchplay.

AS for Matchplay being Huge in clubs. Not in the clubs I was in or any others that I know of. With the Clubs out in the bush the distances involved between towns makes playing pennant a rather difficult exercise so not many members are interested in taking part.

Even in the large city clubs Matchplay is not played often & pennant is only played by a very few members from each club.

Re finances and Club Pros. Many regional Clubs are financially struggling. They do their best to have a Pro because of various benefits that can be had.
How good the Professional is matters a lot.
Clubs such as mine do have to pay the Pro a retainer in the contract to give him/her a chance of making a reasonable living.
They also usually have various incentives in the Contract. These are percentages related to have Competition and Social rounds played.
The usual list includes Cart hire fee, social players’ green fees , some type of members’ green fee, and aspects of a dollar allocation for Competition fee.
This is where the Ball competition allows direct benefit to the Pro.
Mid-week is where our Pro does Best as the prizes for Stableford singles and Two-Ball are Proshop vouchers calculated from total competition revenue.
Then there are “nearest the pins” Pro pins every Saturday and so on.
Most Saturdays we have member “sponsors” who donate the prizes. Many sponsors will make this Proshop vouchers when they like and want to support the Pro.
Here’s the issue with Match Play rounds.
A good proportion of the members play only once or twice a week and will either play nil or one Stroke/Stableford rounds in the week they have a Match Play round.
Some counter measures can be taken with Match Play Competition entry fee, but how much?
To date my Club has not got a good plan to help itself and the Pro.
Seeing I am on the injured list at the moment I am planning to give the matter some serious thought
I hope I can develop something for the sake of the Club and the Pro.
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Re finances and Club Pros. Many regional Clubs are financially struggling. They do their best to have a Pro because of various benefits that can be had.
How good the Professional is matters a lot.
Clubs such as mine do have to pay the Pro a retainer in the contract to give him/her a chance of making a reasonable living.
They also usually have various incentives in the Contract. These are percentages related to have Competition and Social rounds played.
The usual list includes Cart hire fee, social players’ green fees , some type of members’ green fee, and aspects of a dollar allocation for Competition fee.
This is where the Ball competition allows direct benefit to the Pro.
Mid-week is where our Pro does Best as the prizes for Stableford singles and Two-Ball are Proshop vouchers calculated from total competition revenue.
Then there are “nearest the pins” Pro pins every Saturday and so on.
Most Saturdays we have member “sponsors” who donate the prizes. Many sponsors will make this Proshop vouchers when they like and want to support the Pro.
Here’s the issue with Match Play rounds.
A good proportion of the members play only once or twice a week and will either play nil or one Stroke/Stableford rounds in the week they have a Match Play round.
Some counter measures can be taken with Match Play Competition entry fee, but how much?
To date my Club has not got a good plan to help itself and the Pro.
Seeing I am on the injured list at the moment I am planning to give the matter some serious thought
I hope I can develop something for the sake of the Club and the Pro.
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